#8E1E32#8E1E32

#8E1E32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.146 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1E32
RGB	rgb(142, 30, 50)
HSL	hsl(349, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.60, 47.00, 17.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.60, 50.07, 20.15°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% 0.1404 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.146 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1966, 6.9114, 3.7088)
Luminance	0.0691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1E32 #1E8E7A

analogous

#8E1E6A #8E1E32 #8E421E

triadic

#8E1E32 #328E1E #1E328E

tetradic

#8E1E32 #6A8E1E #1E8E7A #421E8E

square

#8E1E32 #6A8E1E #1E8E7A #421E8E

split-complementary

#8E1E32 #1E8E42 #1E6A8E

monochromatic

#29090E #5B1320 #8E1E32 #C12944 #D94D66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#8E1E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8E1E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1E32

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1E32	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A532F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 30, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.146 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66569',
    500: '#8e1e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1e32;
$custom-light: #b66569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.286,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42878,
    "c": 0.1464,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1E32

secondary

#4CBCA8

accent

#E8CA40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

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